2020-01-30
276 reads
Grant Fritchey
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Microsoft Tools That Help Query Tuning
Query tuning is not easy. In fact, for a lot of people, you shouldn’t even try. It’s much easier to buy more, bigger, better hardware. Yeah, the query is...
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-21)
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Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier
I know, I know, I’m on #teamexevents so I think that Extended Events can do no wrong, but let’s address this thought that Profiler is easier. Now, if we’re...
2020-01-28 (first published: 2020-01-20)
539 reads
2020-01-27
257 reads
Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier, Part 2
I wrote a short blog post about the misperception that Profiler was easier than Extended Events when it came to the core concept of “click, connect, BOOM, too much...
2020-01-27
32 reads
Causality Tracking in Extended Events
If you go through all the stuff I’ve written about Extended Events, you’ll find that I use causality tracking quite a bit. However, I’ve never just talked about what...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
367 reads
How Do We Prove Expertise?
Today, Grant Fritchey talks about the two paths to expertise for database professionals and why it’s hard to really know if someone is an expert.
2020-01-17
459 reads
Let's Fix a Password Problem
Grant discusses the need for password managers to help prevent security issues between different accounts.
2020-01-15
287 reads
Execution Plans: First Operator
The first time you see a new execution plan that you’re examining to fix a performance problem, something broken, whatever, you should always start by looking at the first...
2020-01-14 (first published: 2020-01-06)
541 reads
2020-01-11
333 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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